Sentences with phrase «majority support among»

Section 11 allows the Board to certify a union, even when it has been unable to prove majority support among the employees, when the employer commits a serious illegal act designed to undermine the union's organizing campaign.

A GOP - leaning polling group found two - thirds support for the strikers among Chicago's public school parents, and majority support among the city's voters — despite the condemnations issued by left - of - center pundits and editorial boards on the kids» behalf.

Regionally, Cuomo has a wide lead among likely voters in New York City and receives majority support among likely voters in the city's suburbs.

There is no faction or possible Coalition that commands majority support among Labour MPs, Members & Voters.

Corbyn has majority support among all three groups of people that are eligible to vote in the leadership contest.

A new Quinnipiac poll shows expanded offshore oil drilling and Arizona's strict new immigration law garnering majority support among the American public.

If two candidates get 35 % each, and then the other 30 % is split between various candidates, then the question is which candidate has majority support among the entire electorate.

Michel Platini's proposal for an all - over Euro 2020 will fail to win majority support among the European federation's 53 members, according to one of the orginal bidding contenders.

Not exact matches

Despite a years - long political and economic deterioration and months of violence, Maduro has maintained about 20 % support among Venezuelans, but his constituent assembly has been rejected by an overwhelming majority of the country and drawn international rebuke.

While a majority of the evangelicals who voted in 2016 supported Trump, there can be no doubt that his candidacy and campaign caused a sharp divide among Christian voters — if you need proof, just scroll through Facebook or Twitter or bring up the new president at church.

The single - parent lifestyle has never been a popular option among bird species» the vast majority of avian species have some form of two - parent support system.

Despite these very significant expressions of Christian support for socialism, the majority position among both Catholics and Protestants in the twentieth century has been against too close an association of Christianity with any political programme or party.

In recent weeks, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has slowly built support among New York Republicans, rolling out endorsements from the party's top state - level official (Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos) along with a wide array of current and former electeds, operatives and county GOP leaders.

The results of the poll indicate a clear majority support the all - night format among the public and, given the vocal support coming from a number of party figures, across the political spectrum as well.

Schneiderman hoped to succeed Paterson when he left the Senate to serve as lieutenant governor under Eliot Spitzer, but he lacked support among his fellow members, and by the time Democrats actually won the majority in the Senate in 2008, he was more or less on his way out.

One of the interesting features of this system is that, while the winning candidate would need to have demonstrated broad support among MPs, they would not require majority support from them, only from the party members.

And possibly most worrying of all, there appears, at least among Labour's post-GE2015 membership, to be majority support (59 % vs 25 %) for the introduction of mandatory re-selection of all Labour MPs.

Research director at the National Centre said the results were interesting, but emphasised there was no majority support for Scottish independence among the English.

He said the only blip could come from Buffalo Assemblyman Mark Schroeder, who has made it clear he will (again) withhold support for the speaker until he shows more love for Western NY — a move that has not won him many friends among his fellow majority members.

A new poll has found that a majority of the British public are in favour of having a vote on the final Brexit deal, with strong support among Labour backers.

A new poll has found that a majority of the British public are in favour of having a vote on the final Brexit deal, with strong support among...

This is in contrast with white, non-Hispanic evangelical Protestant registered voters, among whom a solid majority supports Romney (74 %).

«We want to thank Speaker Heastie and of course we also need to thank Majority Leader Morelle, who has worked tirelessly to educate his colleagues and build support on both sides of the aisle, but particularly among Assembly Democrats,» said UFC Vice President Michael Britt.

The poll demonstrates that even among Daily Mail readers, almost half support less punitive approaches to cannabis and a majority back an independent review of all options, which may come as a surprise to the paper's editors.

The bills have majority support in the Council and among police reform advocates.

Steve Greenberg, spokesman for Siena College Research Institute, says Cuomo's push for a higher minimum wage is backed by the majority of New Yorkers, but is most popular among liberals, and residents of New York City, as well as 75 % of Democrats, who make up the core of support for the Democratic governor, who until recently was viewed as a moderate.

Support among voters for holding a constitutional convention has plummeted, with a majority opposing next Tuesday's referendum, a Siena College poll released this morning found.

There is a bill in the legislature that would require the state to divest from companies that produce fossil fuels, but it has not gained support among both majority conferences.

A majority of Senate Republicans are opposed to Savino's Compassionate Care act, although Savino said support is growing among the 29 GOP members, particularly among lawmakers who see legalization as a potential opportunity for economic growth in the state's poorest areas.

Among the Republican State Senate candidates Litwin is supporting are Eric Ulrich, vying for Democratic State Sen. Joseph Addabbo's Queens seat; Bob Cohen, of Westchester County; and Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Steve Greenberg, spokesman for Siena College Research Institute, said Cuomo's push for a higher minimum wage is backed by the majority of New Yorkers, but is most popular among liberals, and residents of New York City, as well as 75 percent of Democrats, who make up the core of support for the Democratic governor, who, until recently, was viewed as a moderate.

The majority leader's support is strongest among members of the conference who, like him, represent downstate districts.

There is majority support for electoral reform among all age groups, although 18 - 24 year - olds (68 per cent) are more likely to back change than those 65 and over (52 per cent).

Mr. Grimm enjoys a nine point edge among voters on Staten Island, which makes up the overwhelming majority of the district, and where one quarter of those questioned said Mr. Recchia's Brooklyn roots and residence makes them less likely to support him.

In 2013, the CCSS was supported by majorities of both Republicans and Democrats, but since then, support among Republicans has fallen from 57 % to 43 %.

Although substantial majorities support tax credits, the policy finds greater favor among Democrats, at 69 %, than among Republicans, at 60 %.

Despite the Obama administration's continued efforts to build support for merit pay among teachers, the vast majority remains unconvinced.

The margin of support is even larger among the affluent, a majority of whom back this requirement.

Support among those residing in below - average districts does drop by 7 percentage points when statewide ranking information is provided, but even among this group a clear majority remains supportive.

While the bare majority of parents surveyed support the Common Core, there is a substantial group who are opposed with support more likely to be found among Democrats and Independents, and opposition found largely among Republicans.

· Among these climate change issue voters, large majorities believe global warming is happening and support action by the U.S. to reduce global warming, even if it has economic costs.

12/19/17 — Among registered Republicans nationwide, only about half say that climate change is happening and fewer than a third say humans are responsible, yet a majority in every congressional district say they support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant, according to a new study.

A new poll has again found majority support for net metering and increasing solar power among Americans from across the political spectrum, despite years of attacks from the utility industry.

Majorities of Americans say that global warming and clean energy should be among the nation's priorities, want more action by elected officials, corporations, and citizens themselves, and support a variety of climate change and energy policies, including holding fossil fuel companies responsible for all the «hidden costs» of their products.

There was little to no support for the program among the WSBA Board of Governors («BOG») and bar membership, but strong support by the WSBA Executive Director and the majority (but not all) of our Supreme Court Justices.

The majority decision, supported by four of the seven judges who heard the case at the SCC, said lower courts must consider, among other things, the harm that could come if Muslim women who wear the niqab feel discouraged from reporting offenses.

Formal support arrangements (i.e. child support orders) are most common among parents with no romantic relationship, whereas the vast majority of parents who are cohabiting or dating rely on informal support arrangements.

We believe a majority of Australians support marriage equality with a similar majority among Parliamentarians.

The majority of studies that tested interactions among individual and family characteristics supported protective, rather than promotive, effects.